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You *know* your exec team desperately needs an offsite. We’ve got the easiest (and best, and cheapest) solution

SaaStr

But in 2022, you need your VPs to work together like a tightly oiled machine, and trust us when we say, the ones that started since 2020 are not as dialed-in with the rest of the exec team. . Karen Tang, VPCS @ Active Campaign. Toni Tiffany, VPCS @ Orum. Back in ye-olde-days (i.e. Here’s how: Divide and conquer.

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Do Your VPs Have a Mentor Budget?

SaaStr

— Ben Haines (@bhaines0) September 10, 2020. But what would be even better would be to also have an experienced peer that is a true VPS or VPM or VPCS. I extended the coaching to two of my VP’s then two Sr Dir. who were looking to move to VP. Can totally recommend it. Way better than nerd certs!

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Monetization: What SaaS platform builders need to know to prepare for growth, Part 2

CloudGeometry

In fact, monitoring unforeseen changes in your cloud spend can be a direct indicator of how well your architecture delivers the features it was built for (see “ Run cost as architecture fitn e ss function ”, November 2020 Thoughtworks technology radar ).

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Snowflake, CrowdStike and SumoLogic: “How to Leverage the Cloud Giants to Scale to 100 Million ARR and Beyond”

SaaStr

So for the audience, cloud giants are turbocharging startup sales, and the predominant reason for this is because they’re fundamentally changing IT budgets at the customers that we’re all selling to. And so, our product really needs from a customer adoption standpoint, to be integrated into the cloud service provider fabric.

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Bet On Up-and-Comers. But Add One Veteran For Each $10m ARR.

SaaStr

That's a wrap for @Twilio 's Q4 2020 earnings: $548M revenue, up 65% Y/Y. So proud of all you built through the difficult year of 2020! ARR VPCS: $2m ARR VPP: $3m-$4m ARR VPE: $5m-$6m ARR CFO: $10m ARR COO: $20m ARR. pic.twitter.com/2Nj2TPLwLV. — Jeff Lawson (@jeffiel) February 18, 2021. It all works out if you do.